Hunt in any weather with the Tikka T3x Lite Roughtech

In this article we are going to take a look at a great rifle for hunting in extreme weather conditions in the back country or Midwest timber, the Tikka T3 bolt action rifle .

Last fall was an absolutely brutal rifle opener here in the Midwest. Not only were we hit with unseasonably cold weather but also blowing winds and snow. Sitting in a tree stand with air temperatures in the low teens and 15 mph winds will make any diehard hunter question their resolve. Fortunately, I am blessed with a wandering mind that lets me space out and ignore some of the more brutal environments that we are sometimes faced with when hunting for this site. I don’t love extreme heat or extreme cold, but it’s not going to stop me.

What can stop you from success when the weather is awful is your gear. When the temps are low, you really get a sense of what is built to perform no matter the environment and what is built to perform in only the most ideal conditions. In our brutal home opener, we decided to take along a rifle from Tikka that was given a couple of design upgrades to help hunters in wet weather and cold and snow environments.

If you aren’t familiar with Tikka, they are a Finnish rifle maker that is owner by Beretta. The Europeans are definitely not strangers to crafting high end precision rifles and Beretta is only a few years shy of their 500th anniversary. 500 years in any industry is an amazing feat, but when lives depend on the quality of your product, making it to the 500 year mark says a great deal about your product.

The rifle we took with us on this hunt was the Tikka T3x Lite Roughtech. The Tikka T3x line of rifles was first introduced in 2003 and has been in production for nearly 20 years. In that span, Tikka has introduced a number of model variants that cater to hunters, precision, and tactical shooters. With 26 different T3x options available and a guaranteed accuracy of 1 MOA for the entire line, you are sure to find a fit for your needs.